SELLING STOCKHOLDER AND SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
SELLING STOCKHOLDER AND SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Selling Stockholder and Securities Purchase Agreement (this Agreement") is dated as of January 17, 2005, by and among Xenonics Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the Company"), the selling stockholders identified on the signature pages hereto (each, a Selling Stockholder and collectively, the Selling Stockholders"), and the investors identified on the signature pages hereto (each, an Investor and collectively, the Investors").
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act (as defined below), the Company and the Selling Stockholders each desire to issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company and the Selling Stockholders, shares of the Companys Common Stock, as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Investors agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
Action means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.
Affiliate means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144.
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
Closing means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Article II.
Closing Date means the Business Day immediately following the date on which all the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may agree.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof to acquire Common Stock at any time, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder to receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
Company Counsel means Troy & Gould Professional Corporation.
Disclosure Materials means the SEC Disclosure Documents and the Companys Schedules to this Agreement, collectively.
Effective Date means the date that the initial Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.
Escrow Agent means the Escrow Agent under the Escrow Agreement.
Escrow Agreement means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2004, among the Company (as Escrow Agent) and the Selling Stockholders.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
GAAP means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Intellectual Property Rights means the ownership or right to use patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights in connection with the respective businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries as described in the SEC Disclosure Documents.
Investment Amount means, with respect to each Investor, the investment amount indicated below such Investors name on its signature page to this Agreement.
Investor Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
Lien means any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal or other restrictions of any kind.
Losses means any loss, liability, obligation, claim, contingency, damage, cost or expense, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and costs of investigation related thereto.
Material Adverse Effect means any of (a) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (b) a material and adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (c) an adverse impairment to the Companys ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
Outside Date means January 28, 2005.
Person means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Per Share Purchase Price equals $5.00.
Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, among the Company and the Investors, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
SEC Disclosure Documents has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
Securities means the Shares and Selling Stockholder Shares.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Selling Stockholder Shares means the shares of Common Stock being offered and sold by the Selling Stockholders to the Investors hereunder in such number as is set forth below each Selling Stockholders signature to this Agreement.
Shares means the shares of Common Stock being offered and sold to the Investors by the Company hereunder.
Short Sales include, without limitation, all short sales as defined in Rule 3b-3 of the Exchange Act and Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Company that is required to be listed in Schedule 3.1(a).
Trading Day means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is quoted or traded on a Trading Market, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not quoted or traded on a Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i) or (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
Trading Market means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Purchase of Shares; Closing.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing: (i) the Company shall sell to each Investor, and each Investor shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, Shares in such number as equals the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by dividing (1) 60.92% of such Investors Investment Amount by (2) the Per Share Purchase Price; and (ii) the Selling Stockholders shall sell to each Investor, and each Investor shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Selling Stockholders, Selling Stockholder Shares in such number as equals the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by dividing (1) 39.08% of such Investors Investment Amount by (2) the Per Share Purchase Price. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Bryan Cave LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 or at such other location as the parties may agree.
(b) The Company and the Selling Stockholders will cooperate with one another, and will otherwise use their respective reasonable best efforts, to cause the Selling Stockholder Shares to be issued to the Investors as part of a single stock certificate from the Company to each Investor that will include all Shares and Selling Stockholder Shares being acquired by such Investor under this Agreement. In furtherance of such efforts, and in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, each Selling Stockholder will (i) deliver to the Company the Selling Stockholder Shares they will be selling at the Closing, together with such other documents as the Company may require to effect the transfer of such shares to the name of the Investors at the Closing, including executed stock powers and directions for the Company to effect the transfer of such shares on its books as of the Closing and (ii) instruct the Company to hold the Selling Stockholder Shares and deliver the Selling Stockholder Shares at Closing in accordance with Section 2.2.
2.2 Closing Deliveries. (a) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor the following (collectively, the Company Deliverables):
(i) a single certificate representing that number of Shares and Selling Stockholder Shares to be issued and sold at Closing to such Investor, determined under Section 2.1(a), registered in the name of such Investor;
(ii) the legal opinion of Company Counsel, in agreed form, addressed to the Investors; and
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b) At the Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company (for further redistribution to the Selling Stockholders to reflect the Selling Stockholder Shares being hereby offered and sold consistent with Section 2.1(a)) the following (collectively, the Investors Deliverables"):
(i) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by each Investor; and
(ii) such Investors Investment Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to the account designated for such purpose by the Company.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Investor:
(a) Subsidiaries. The Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries other than those listed in Schedule 3.1(a). Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights.
(b) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company in connection therewith. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby, nor the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares hereunder, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Companys or any Subsidiarys certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such conflicts, defaults or violations as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents or by reason of the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares hereunder, other than (i) the filing with the Commission of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) filings under state securities laws in accordance with the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, which will be made prior to the Effectiveness Date (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), (iii) the filings required in accordance with Section 4.5, (iv) the filing of a Form D with the Commission and under applicable state securities statutes pertaining to the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement, and (v) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement. To the knowledge of the Company, the Selling Stockholders are not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or any other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by them of the Transaction Documents or by reason of the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares hereunder, except for such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Issuance of the Securities. The shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Investors in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(i) have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with Section 2.2(b)(ii), will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock such shares of Common Stock. When issued, the Selling Stockholder Shares were duly authorized and were validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Each Selling Stockholder is the sole record owner of its Selling Stockholder Shares to be sold hereunder.
(g) Capitalization. The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, and all shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Companys various option and incentive plans, is as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g). No securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. The issue and sale of the Shares and the Selling Stockholder Shares hereunder will not, immediately or with the passage of time, obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(g), all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements, or other similar agreements with respect to the Companys capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Companys stockholders.
(h) SEC Disclosure Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act for the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement (the SEC Disclosure Documents"). The Company has filed all SEC Disclosure Documents on a timely basis or has timely filed a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Disclosure Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Disclosure Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Disclosure Documents, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date hereof, no filing needs to be made with the Commission to update any SEC Disclosure Document or any prior disclosure made therein. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Disclosure Documents were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company restated its net loss per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 as set forth in Schedule 3.1(h).
(i) Press Releases. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the one (1) year preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact.
(j) Material Changes. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(j) and disclosed in the SEC Disclosure Documents, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Disclosure Documents, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Companys financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission and (C) other liabilities that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans or executive and director compensation arrangements. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.
(k) Litigation. There is no Action that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) except as set forth in the SEC Disclosure Documents, could, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Disclosure Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any presently serving director or officer thereof, is or has been during the ten-year period prior to the Closing Date the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(l) Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company.
(m) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, except where such noncompliance could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Disclosure Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such permits.
(o) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries do not own any real property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens described in the SEC Disclosure Documents and Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all Intellectual Property Rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Disclosure Documents and which the failure to so have could, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Disclosure Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. Except as set forth in the SEC Disclosure Documents, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and do not violate or infringe upon the Intellectual Property Rights of others in any respect that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.
(q) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Disclosure Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company and none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(s) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Companys Form 10-KSB or 10-QSB, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Companys certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys controls and procedures in accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act for the Companys most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year-end (such date, the Evaluation Date"). Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Companys internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 308(c) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act), or in other factors that could significantly affect the Companys internal controls.
(t) Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date (and assuming that the Closing shall have occurred), (i) the Companys fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Companys existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Companys assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
(u) Certain Fees. Except as described in Schedule 3.1(u), no brokerage or finders fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by such Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such Investor) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) Certain Registration Matters. Assuming the accuracy of the Investors representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(b)-(e), no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company and the Selling Stockholders (as applicable) to the Investors under the Transaction Documents. Except as described in Schedule 3.1(v), the Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including piggy-back registration rights) to have any securities of the Company registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority that have not been satisfied. The Company is eligible to register the resale of the Shares by the Investors under Form SB-2 promulgated under the Securities Act and the Company hereby covenants and agrees to use its best efforts to maintain its eligibility to use Form SB-2 until the Registration Statement covering the resale of Shares shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission.
(w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as specified in the SEC Disclosure Documents, the Company has not, in the two years preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements thereof. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock on the Trading Market. The issuance and sale of the Securities under the Transaction Documents does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the shareholders of the Company thereunder is required for the Company to issue and deliver to the Investors the Securities contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(x) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after the Closing will not be, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(y) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Companys Articles of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Investors as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Companys issuance of the Securities and the Investors ownership of the Securities.
(z) No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Investor with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(aa) Taxes. Except for matters that could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which as been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(bb) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Investors or their agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material, non-public information except insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed transactions hereunder may constitute such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, the representations and warranties of the Selling Stockholders are true and accurate in all material respects. All disclosure provided to the Investors regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, furnished by or on behalf of the Company (including the Companys representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(cc) Key Employees; Companys Knowledge. Each Key Employee (as defined below) is currently serving the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in the capacity disclosed in the SEC Disclosure Documents. No Key Employee, to the best of the knowledge of the Company and its subsidiaries, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each Key Employee does not subject the Company or any of its subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. No Key Employee has, to the best of the knowledge of the Company and its subsidiaries, any intention to terminate or limit his employment with, or services to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor is any such Key Employee subject to any constraints (e.g., litigation) that would cause such employee to be unable to devote his full time and attention to such employment or services. Key Employee means each of Alan P. Magerman and Jeffery P. Kennedy. For purposes hereof, the term knowledge of the Company shall mean the knowledge of each of the Key Employees.
(dd) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds, (ii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (iii) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
(ee) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, between the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company.
(ff) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has conducted any general solicitation, as described in Rule 502(c) under Regulation D, with respect to any of the Securities being offered hereby.
(gg) Compliance with Patriot Act. The Company (i) is not and will not become a Person whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)) or (ii) does not knowingly engage and will not knowingly engage in any dealings or transactions, or be otherwise knowingly associated, with any such person. The Company is not and will not be in violation of the Uniting and Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001).
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Each Investor hereby, for itself and for no other Investor, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Investor is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such Investor. Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed by such Investor, and when delivered by such Investor in accordance with terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(b) Investment Intent. Such Investor is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such Investors right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Securities for any period of time or shall limit such Investors right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Such Investor is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Investor does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.
(c) Investor Status. Such Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Such Investor is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.
(d) General Solicitation. Such Investor is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(e) Access to Information. Such Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Investor or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Investors right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Companys representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.
(f) Independent Investment Decision. Such Investor has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Securities pursuant to this Agreement, such decision has been independently made by such Investor and such Investor confirms that it has only relied on the advice of its own business and/or legal counsel (which such Investor acknowledges is not Bryan Cave LLP) and not on the advice of any other Investors business or legal counsel nor upon the counsel of any investment banker, placement agent, or their respective counsel in making such decision.
(g) Certain Trading Activities. Such Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitations, any Short Sales involving the Companys securities) since the earlier to occur of (1) the time that such Investor was first contacted by the Company or Roth Capital Partners, LLC or Bryant Park Capital, Inc. regarding an investment in the Company and (2) the 30th day prior to the date of this Agreement. Such Investor covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short Sales) prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed.
Each of the Company and each Selling Stockholder acknowledge and agree that no Investor makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
3.3 Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders. Each Selling Stockholder hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Investor:
(a) Organization. If an entity, such Selling Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.
(b) Authorization; Enforcement. If applicable, such Selling Stockholder has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Selling Stockholder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Selling Stockholder and no further action is required by it or its stockholders in connection therewith. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Selling Stockholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(c) No Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or any filing or declaration with, any court or governmental agency or body or other Person is required in connection with the consummation by such Selling Stockholder of the transactions on its part contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except (i) filings as may be required under Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Selling Stockholder of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under (with or without notice or lapse of time), any stockholders agreement, voting trust agreement, pledge registration rights agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Stockholder or any of its properties are bound or affected, and will not violate or conflict with any judgment, decree or order of any court or other governmental agency or any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Selling Stockholder, in each case such as could not have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Certain Registration Matters. Assuming the accuracy of the Investors representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(b)-(d), no registration under the Securities Act is required for the purchase and sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares to the Investors hereunder.
(f) Good and Marketable Title. Such Selling Stockholder is the sole lawful record and sole beneficial owner of all of the Selling Stockholder Shares to be sold by it hereunder. Such Selling Stockholder has good and marketable title to the Selling Stockholder Shares to be sold by it hereunder, free and clear of any Liens, except for restrictions on subsequent transfer imposed by the securities laws. Upon consummation of the Closing, the Investors will have good and marketable title to the Selling Stockholders Selling Stockholder Shares purchased by them, free and clear of all Liens created by or through such Selling Stockholder.
(g) Certain Fees. Except as described in Schedule 3.3(g), no brokerage or finders fees or commissions are or will be payable by such Selling Stockholder to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Investors shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or commissions owed by an Investor pursuant to written agreements executed by such Investor which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such Investor) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(h) No Additional Agreements. Such Selling Stockholder does not have any agreement or understanding with any Investor or with the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
(i) Non-Public Information. Such Selling Stockholder does not possess any material, non-public information concerning the Company.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Legend. (a) Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement, to the Company, to an Affiliate of an Investor or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act.
(b) Certificates evidencing the Securities will contain the following legend, until such time as they are not required under Section 4.1(c):
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that an Investor may from time to time pledge, and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin account and, if required under the terms of such agreement or account, such Investor may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. The Company may not require its consent or approval to any such pledge or transfer, nor will the Company request a legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion may be required in connection with a subsequent transfer following default by the Investor transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required by the Company of such pledge. At the appropriate Investors expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
(c) The Company may not require certificates evidencing the Securities to contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)): (i) following a sale of such Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement), or (ii) following a sale of such Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) while such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k). The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of each Investor, the Company shall remove all legends (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)) from certificates evidencing the Securities if and when (i) a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such Securities is effective, and (ii) the Company receives the Investors written confirmation that such Securities will not be disposed of except in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. If (1) an Investor elects to have the Company remove all legends from such Investors certificates evidencing the Securities in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence or (2) the Company does not require certificates evidencing the Securities to contain any legend as contemplated above in this Section 4.1(c) and an Investor requests that all legends be removed from such Investors certificates evidencing such Securities, in each case, the Company shall deliver to such Investor new certificates evidencing such Securities which bear no legends within the time period required by applicable securities laws or market rules and regulations (whichever is shorter).
4.2 Furnishing of Information. As long as any Investor owns the Securities that are not eligible for resale under Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Investor owns Securities that are not eligible for resale under Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Investors and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Investors to sell the Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
4.3 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investors, or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.
4.4 Subsequent Registrations. Other than pursuant to the Registration Statement, prior to the Effective Date, the Company may not file any registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with the Commission with respect to any securities of the Company. Nothing herein shall, however, prevent the Company from amending or otherwise maintaining the registration statement on Form SB-2 that was filed by the Company on May 10, 2004 (other than to add additional selling stockholders).
4.5 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. By 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day following the execution of this Agreement, and by 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Trading Day following the Closing Date, the Company shall issue press releases disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby and the Closing. On the Trading Day following the execution of this Agreement the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the Transaction Documents (and attach as exhibits thereto the Transaction Documents), and on the Closing Date the Company will file an additional Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the Closing. In addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the Commission and the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Investor, or include the name of any Investor in any filing with the Commission (other than the Registration Statement and any exhibits to filings made in respect of this transaction in accordance with periodic filing requirements under the Exchange Act) or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations.
4.6 Limitation on Issuance of Future Priced Securities. During the six months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any security that would be a Future Priced Securities as such term is described by NASD IM-4350-1.
4.7 Indemnification of Investors. In addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company and each Selling Stockholder hereby agree to the following indemnification of the Investors:
(a) The Company will indemnify and hold the Investors and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, an Investor Party") harmless from any and all Losses that any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Document. In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
(b) The Selling Stockholders will indemnify and hold each of the Company and each Investor Party harmless from any and all Losses that the Company or any such Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Selling Stockholders in any Transaction Document. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will reimburse each of the Company and each Investor Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
4.8 Non-Public Information. The Company and each Selling Stockholder covenant and agree that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Investor shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company and each Selling Stockholder understand and confirm that each Investor shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.9 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for working capital purposes and not to redeem any debt, Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or to settle any outstanding Action.
ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Investors to Purchase Securities. The obligation of each Investor to acquire Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such Investor, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance. Each of the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing;
(c) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d) Adverse Changes. Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that reasonably would be expected to have or result in a (i) an adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, or (ii) a material and adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(e) No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; Listing. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or any Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one Trading Day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on a Trading Market; and
(f) Company Deliverables. The Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.2(a).
5.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company and Selling Stockholders to sell Securities. The obligation of the Company and Selling Stockholders to sell Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company or Selling Stockholders (as the case may be), at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Investor contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance. Each Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Investor at or prior to the Closing;
(c) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and
(d) Investors Deliverables. Each Investor shall have delivered its Investors Deliverables in accordance with Section 2.2(b).
ARTICLE VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall pay to Bryan Cave LLP $25,000 as partial reimbursement of Roth Capital Partners, LLC for its legal fees in connection with the preparation of the Transaction Documents, it being understood that Bryan Cave LLP has only rendered legal advice to Roth Capital Partners, LLC, and not to the Company, any Investor, or any other Person in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each of the Company and each Investor has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. At the Closing, the Company shall pay to Greenberg Traurig, LLP up to $15,000 as partial reimbursement of Bryant Park Capital, Inc. for its legal fees in connection with the preparation of the Transaction Documents, it being understood that Greenberg Traurig LLP has only rendered legal advice to Bryant Park Capital, Inc., and not to the Company, any Investor, or any other Person in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each of the Company and each Investor has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. Except as specified in the immediately preceding sentences, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale of the Securities.
6.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
6.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: | Xenonics Holdings, Inc. 2236 Rutherford Road, Suite 123 Carlsbad, CA 92008 Attn: Chief Financial Officer Facsimile: (760)  ###-###-#### | |
With a copy to: | Troy & Gould Professional Corporation 1801 Century Park East, 26th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 Attn: William Gould, Esq. |
Facsimile: (310)  ###-###-####
If to the Selling Stockholder: To the address set forth on its signature page hereof;
If to an Investor: To the address set forth under such Investors name
on the signature pages hereof;
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
6.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Investors holding a majority of the Securities, and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company. In addition, Sections 3.3, 4.7(b) and Article VI may not be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Investors holding a majority of the Securities, the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
6.5 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing:
(a) by written agreement of the Investors and the Company; and
(b) by the Company, a Selling Stockholder (as to itself but no other Selling Stockholder) or an Investor (as to itself but no other Investor) upon written notice to the other, if the Closing shall not have taken place by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on the Outside Date; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.5(b) shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time.
In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section, the Company shall promptly notify all non-terminating Investors. Upon a termination in accordance with this Section 6.5, the Company, terminating Selling Stockholder(s) or terminating Investor(s), as applicable, shall not have any further obligation or liability (including as arising from such termination) to any other party and no Investor will have any liability to any other Investor under the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom and no Selling Stockholder will have any liability to any other Selling Stockholder under the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.
6.6 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
6.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Company nor the Selling Stockholders may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investors. Any Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the Investors.
6.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.7 (as to each Investor Party).
6.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) may be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Diego, California (the California Courts). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the California Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such California Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
6.10 Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
6.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were an original thereof.
6.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Investor exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company or the Selling Stockholders do not timely perform their related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company and the Selling Stockholders, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
6.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.
6.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Investor pursuant to any Transaction Document or an Investor enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
6.16 Independent Nature of Investors Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor.
6.17 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Company and the Selling Stockholders acknowledge and agree that the liability of any Investor arising directly or indirectly, under any Transaction Document of any and every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such Investor, and that no trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other Affiliate of such Investor or any investor, shareholder or holder of shares of beneficial interest of such a Investor shall be personally liable for any liabilities of such Investor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Selling Stockholder and Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
XENONICS HOLDINGS, INC.
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